JnK: Construction of 50-bed AYUSH hospital in full swing in Kupwara
The hospital in Kulangam, Handwara is a pilot project at an outlay of Rs 731 lakhs sanctioned by the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, under the National Ayush Mission.;
Kupwara: As part of the Central government's efforts to promote alternate medical health care in Jammu and Kashmir, the construction of a 50-bed Ayush hospital is in full swing in the Kulangam village of Norther Kashmir's Kupwara district.
The Centre has sanctioned one Ayush hospital in each district of the union territory.
The hospital in Kulangam, Handwara is a pilot project at an outlay of Rs 731 lakhs sanctioned by the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, under the National Ayush Mission.
The Jammu Kashmir Housing Board is the nodal agency that is constructing the 50-bed Ayush Hospital at Handwara.
According to Mohd Mudasir, manager of the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board, construction for the hospital had started in October 2019 but suffered delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"Construction work for this Ayush Hospital started in October 2019 but due to Covid and other problems, work was stalled. But now, work is going on in full swing and it will be completed within the time planned by the administration," Mudasir told ANI.
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